英语听书《白鲸记》第100期

 Meanwhile Captain Bildad sat earnestly and steadfastly¹ eyeing Queequeg,  比勒达船长自始至终在旁边凝视着魁魁格的一举一动，

and at last rising solemnly and fumbling² in the huge pockets of his broad-skirted drab coat, took out a bundle of tracts³,  最后，他站起身来，一步步走到魁魁格面前，从自己那宽大的口袋里掏出一本书来，

and selecting one entitled The Latter Day Coming; or No Time to Lose,  那书上题着：末日来临，或曰万勿迟延。

placed it in Queequeg's hands, and then grasping them and the book with both his, looked earnestly into his eyes, and said,  他把这书放到了魁魁格手中，热切地盯住他的眼睛，说：

Son of darkness, I must do my duty by thee; I am part owner of this ship, and feel concerned for the souls of all its crew;  小魔鬼，我一定要为你尽我的责任，因为我是这条船的大股东，

if thou still clingest to thy Pagan ways, which I sadly fear, I beseech⁴ thee, remain not for aye a Belial bondsman.  我有义务也有权利关心这船上水手的灵魂！我郑重地请求你，放弃你以前的信仰，不要再做异教徒，

Spurn⁵ the idol⁶ Bell, and the hideous⁷ dragon; turn from the wrath⁸ to come; mind thine eye, I say; oh! goodness gracious! steer⁹ clear of the fiery¹⁰ pit!  不要再当恶魔的奴隶，趁如今上天的惩罚尚未到来，回头是岸啊！脱离苦海吧，我的孩子！ 

1 steadfastly   

adv.踏实地，不变地；岿然；坚定不渝

参考例句：

• So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着，停止了工作，直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

2 fumbling   

n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理

参考例句：

• If he actually managed to the ball instead of fumbling it with an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动，经常这样结束。
• If he actually managed to secure the ball instead of fumbling it awkwardly an off-balance shot. 如果他实际上设法拿好球而不是fumbling它。50-50提议有时。他从off-balance射击笨拙地和迅速地会开始他的岗位移动，经常这样结束。

3 tracts   

大片土地( tract的名词复数 )； 地带； （体内的）道； （尤指宣扬宗教、伦理或政治的）短文

参考例句：

• vast tracts of forest 大片大片的森林
• There are tracts of desert in Australia. 澳大利亚有大片沙漠。

4 beseech   

v.祈求，恳求

参考例句：

• I beseech you to do this before it is too late.我恳求你做做这件事吧，趁现在还来得及。
• I beseech your favor.我恳求您帮忙。

5 spurn   

v.拒绝，摈弃；n.轻视的拒绝；踢开

参考例句：

• They spurn all our offers of help.他们拒绝接受我们提出的一切援助。
• As an armyman,I spurn fearlessly at all danger and the enemy.作为一个军人，一切危险和敌人丝毫不在我的眼。

6 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

7 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

8 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

9 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

10 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。